![]() Rodrigues later set out on his own designing furniture, hotels, residences and notorious pre-fabricated dwellings. In 1955, Rodrigues opened the more established company Oca, which he referred to as ‘a laboratory for Brazilian furniture and handicrafts’ and became one of the most critical components in the evolution of furniture in Brazil. The designer graduated from the Faculdade Nacional de Arquitetura in 1952, and shortly after founded one of the first modern furniture and art stores in Curitiba. The piece informed by Rodrigues’ playfulness and wit, readily became associated with a typically relaxed Brazilian attitude and lifestyle. His iconic Mole armchair was an immediate success, comprised of jacaranda and upholstered cushions supported by leather straps. He became notorious for his use of robust woods like jacaranda, peroba and imbuia to create quintessential icons. ![]() Indeed, he was responsible for establishing a new paradigm in design, setting himself apart with his very own language in his quest for a clearly recognizable Brazilian identity. ![]() ![]() He has been dubbed the father of Brazilian furniture. ![]() Sergio Rodrigues was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1927 and passed in 2014. ![]()
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